DTE Energy estimated around 150,000 homes and businesses were without power as of 5 p.m. — and that number was expected to grow. A spokeswoman for DTE said the outages were scattered all across Southeast Michigan. An outage map shows a major outage near Brighton where more than 3,000 customers were without power. More than 3,000 outages are reported near Merriman and Cherry Hill roads in Inkster-Westland area as well.

To report downed lines or a power outage to DTE, call 800-477-4747. You can make a report online or check the DTE outage map, HERE.

Huron Valley Ambulance, which dispatches fire department calls in Washtenaw County, said they were getting reports of downed power lines in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Trained spotters report a 60-miles per hour wind gust near I-94 and State Street. There was a 50 miles per hour gust near U.S. 23 and Michigan Avenue.

A Livingston County Sheriff’s department dispatcher said trees and lines were down “everywhere.”

WWJ AccuWeather Meteorologist John Feerick said the line of storms was expected to push off to the east later in the evening, leaving partly cloudy skies overnight. The forecast for Wednesday looks a lot better, with partly cloudy skies and some sun, Feerick said. It’ll be less humid, with a high around degrees.

Keep it tuned to WWJ Newsradio 950 for the latest storm information during traffic and weather, every 10 minutes on the 8s.